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A worthy rabbit hole to explore!
Baron Trump novels are written in 1889 and 1893. The novels recount the adventures of the German boy Wilhelm Heinrich Sebastian Von Troomp, who goes by "Baron Trump", as he discovers weird underground civilizations, offends the natives, flees from his entanglements with local women, and repeats this pattern until arriving back home at Castle Trump.
Castle Trump = Tower Trump, mocking people, entanglement with a lot of women... Also naming his son Barron...
Time for another weird rabbit hole thread! (1/5)๐งต
Baron Trump novels are written in 1889 and 1893. The novels recount the adventures of the German boy Wilhelm Heinrich Sebastian Von Troomp, who goes by "Baron Trump", as he discovers weird underground civilizations, offends the natives, flees from his entanglements with local women, and repeats this pattern until arriving back home at Castle Trump.
Castle Trump = Tower Trump, mocking people, entanglement with a lot of women... Also naming his son Barron...
Time for another weird rabbit hole thread! (1/5)๐งต
Apparently the same author Lockwood wrote a book in 1900; 'The Last President', in which New York City is riven by protests following the shocking victory of a populist candidate in the 1896 presidential election, who brings on the downfall of the American republic. (2/5)๐งต
The interesting part is the idea of strange underground civilizations unknown to humanity and the collapse of civilization. Considering whatโs happening in the world today and as we approach the geophysical event, it seems this author might have had some insider knowledge, which he presented as fiction novels.
To make the book even more intriguing, the young aristocrat Baron Trump travels with his loyal servant named Don.
It feels like everything happening in the world is some kind of play crafted by the elites. (3/5)๐งต
To make the book even more intriguing, the young aristocrat Baron Trump travels with his loyal servant named Don.
It feels like everything happening in the world is some kind of play crafted by the elites. (3/5)๐งต
Reminder: tapping the "Strategic Petroleum Reserve" is just about optics. It has no meaningful impact on the price of Oil because the reserve is so small, only representing 20 days of US Oil consumption (assuming we used it all) and 4 days of global Oil usage (100m barrels/day).
The market for Crude Oil is a global market, and selling down the Strategic Petroleum Reserve adds only an infinitesimal increase to the daily supply of oil - nowhere near enough to make any meaningful difference in prices.
While we were sitting on our hands over the last year when Crude Oil prices fell below $60/barrel, China was aggressively adding to their reserves and now holds an estimated 1.2 to 1.3 billion barrels (3 to 4 months supply).
1/15 ๐ Global Situation Update; Iran war D+11; Russo-Ukrainian War D+1,477; Sudanese Civil War, D+695: The international security architecture is experiencing unprecedented systemic stress. We are witnessing the simultaneous prosecution of industrialized, multi-domain warfare across three distinct geographic theaters. A breakdown of the operational picture: #IranWar2026 #EpicFury #LionsRoar #TruePromise4 #Sudan
2/ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฑ๐บ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ช Middle East: Operations Epic Fury (U.S.) and Lion's Roar (IDF) have successfully transitioned from the initial shaping phase to sustained operational exploitation. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the U.S. Air Force state that they are currently operating with "full aerial freedom" over Iranian sovereign airspace.
3/ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐บ๐ธToday marks the most intense day of coalition strikes yet, with U.S. and Israeli assets simultaneously striking the IRGC special forces HQ, the Imam Hassan complex in Tehran, a massive Basij militia complex in Tabriz, and strategic sites in Isfahan and Qom.
UPDATE: @Plaid for AI happened faster than I warned.
We are in a historic transformation around AI agents.
Disruption will extend to the core of your privacy.
Companies know the appeal of agentic AI & are working to lock consumers into ecosystems designed to maximize data extraction.
It's not too late, but it might be soon.
But the thing about transformative moments is that new possibilities often open simultaneously with the risks.
We need to build, experiment with & use good private + open AI tools, local models that respect privacy by default & confidential inference that prevents companies from mining the data they process.
Do that & give us a fighting chance for future that respects our freedom, and our boundaries.
Sleep on the challenge of building openly & we relinquish the playing field to the same companies and dynamics that already degrade our autonomy...only faster & everywhere.
We are in a historic transformation around AI agents.
Disruption will extend to the core of your privacy.
Companies know the appeal of agentic AI & are working to lock consumers into ecosystems designed to maximize data extraction.
It's not too late, but it might be soon.
But the thing about transformative moments is that new possibilities often open simultaneously with the risks.
We need to build, experiment with & use good private + open AI tools, local models that respect privacy by default & confidential inference that prevents companies from mining the data they process.
Do that & give us a fighting chance for future that respects our freedom, and our boundaries.
Sleep on the challenge of building openly & we relinquish the playing field to the same companies and dynamics that already degrade our autonomy...only faster & everywhere.
2/ What's the deal with @Plaid?
I find people are dimly aware about something involving connecting banking accounts.
I bet you don't know that Plaid helps themselves to mountains of your financial data in exchange for the convenience.
I find people are dimly aware about something involving connecting banking accounts.
I bet you don't know that Plaid helps themselves to mountains of your financial data in exchange for the convenience.
3/ Basically, by providing 'rails' @Plaid has managed to get an absolutely gods-eye-view on peoples financial behavior.
In real time.
That data is available to other companies. And governments.
You are the product.
In real time.
That data is available to other companies. And governments.
You are the product.
At least two videos of a large fire off the coast of Basra, Iraq.
Video 1.
Video 1.
Video 2. Fire has spread to water.
Two ships?
@thegreatgig8 @atrupar 1).
The series of peculiar portraits of @realDonaldTrump are paraphrases of a painting [1] [2] by Francis Bacon (1909โ1992) entitled โStudy after Velรกzquezสผs Portrait of Pope Innocent Xโ from 1953 [3],
The series of peculiar portraits of @realDonaldTrump are paraphrases of a painting [1] [2] by Francis Bacon (1909โ1992) entitled โStudy after Velรกzquezสผs Portrait of Pope Innocent Xโ from 1953 [3],
@thegreatgig8 @atrupar @realDonaldTrump 2).
which โ as the name suggests โ is in turn is a version of the โPortrait of Innocent Xโ painted by Diego Velรกzquez (1599โ1660) in 1650 [2].
which โ as the name suggests โ is in turn is a version of the โPortrait of Innocent Xโ painted by Diego Velรกzquez (1599โ1660) in 1650 [2].
@thegreatgig8 @atrupar @realDonaldTrump 3).
It should be emphasized here that โSaturn Devouring His Sonโ [4] is not only a version of Francisco Goya (1746โ1828) [5] [6], but โ due to the face of the Saturn-Trump monster โ is also a reference to the work of Francis Bacon [4].
It should be emphasized here that โSaturn Devouring His Sonโ [4] is not only a version of Francisco Goya (1746โ1828) [5] [6], but โ due to the face of the Saturn-Trump monster โ is also a reference to the work of Francis Bacon [4].
Hezbollah's large-scale rocket salvo on Northern Israel pushed a strategic crossroads to the forefront. Short thread on Hezbollah's capabilities and Israel's changing security conception. ๐งต๐
Hezbollah still possesses over 23,000 missiles/rockets/mortars of all kinds. Many thousands can reach Israeli towns along the border with Lebanon, and several thousand can penetrate all the way to the Lower Galilee and Haifa. And that's keeping in mind the fact that most Hezbollah rocket launches are now occuring north of the Litani River, largely east and south of Nabatieh.
The fact they were even able to launch 100 rockets is a failure on Israel's part, as their goal is to preemptively suppress the launchers before that's possible. Of course keep in mind that 80% of Israel's intelligence and air force wherewithal is concentrated on Iran. This also means Israeli infantry lacks the same degree of close air support that it enjoyed during the 2024 invasion.
Hi, Iโll be live-tweeting todayโs Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee meeting starting at 5:30 p.m. for #indydocumenters @indydocumenters @mirrorindy.
@indydocumenters @mirrorindy The Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee oversees the public safety agencies of the City and County. Those agencies include the Marion Superior and Civil Courts, fire and police agencies, emergency communication, forensic services, coroner, prosecutor and public defender.
@indydocumenters @mirrorindy The committee is composed of 13 councilors representing both Democratic and Republican parties and is led by committee chair, Leroy Robinson.
After 11 days of war in the Middle East, here is a new MAP UPDATE ๐ฎ๐ท/๐ฎ๐ฑ๐บ๐ธ
The Hormuz Strait remains closed, Iran and Hezbollah continue to launch strikes, while the US and Israel intensify their campaign in multiple Iranian cities.
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The Hormuz Strait remains closed, Iran and Hezbollah continue to launch strikes, while the US and Israel intensify their campaign in multiple Iranian cities.
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This is THE breaking news for today. Multiple Iranian made Shahed drones reached for the second time southern Oman, hitting the oil facilities of Salalah Port.
Oman ๐ด๐ฒ, which remains neutral, was one of the only state congratulating the new Iranian Ayatollah...
Oman ๐ด๐ฒ, which remains neutral, was one of the only state congratulating the new Iranian Ayatollah...
Today's strikes against Oman are a clear signal Iran will not stop targeting oil infrastructures in the region until the war ends.
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and the UAE have also been recently targeted and hit, mainly by Iranian drones.
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and the UAE have also been recently targeted and hit, mainly by Iranian drones.
Notwithstanding the Time Magazine 100 foolishness with regards to Jonathan Greenblatt, why shouldn't he be fired?
Greenblatt has shown time and time again that he has been ineffective at fighting against antisemitism and
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Greenblatt has shown time and time again that he has been ineffective at fighting against antisemitism and
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actually helps create antisemitism when he falsely smears people. He did nothing about critical race theory until it had taken root to stop the lie being taught that Jews are occupiers/oppressors in our own Jewish homeland, Eretz Yisrael.
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He allowed that lie to flourish when 90%+ of us can trace our ancrstry to the Levant. That lie was used by DEI/ESG policies to discriminate against Jews and was spread via intersectionality.
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/1๐จNEW โ The Eleventh Circuit should affirm Judge Cannonโs ruling and order the destruction of Volume II of Special Counsel Jack Smithโs UNCONSTITUTIONAL investigation into President Trump.
/2 AFLโs amicus brief, filed in United States v. Knight First Amendment Institute, argues that because Volume II is the product of an unconstitutional investigation, it is not subject to the Federal Records Act and therefore does not need to be preserved under those provisions.
/3 AFL also argues that even if Volume II is subject to the Federal Records Act, it would still qualify for authorized disposition under the Records Disposal Act, and its disclosure would be prohibited by the Privacy Act of 1974.
Good grief. He knows. Everybody knows now:
1. The Trump admin didnโt plan out this war and doesnโt have an escort contingency
2. The strait gets quite narrow. Iran can fill that battlespace with mines, drones & missiles
3. The US navy is large, heavy, & expensive. It would
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1. The Trump admin didnโt plan out this war and doesnโt have an escort contingency
2. The strait gets quite narrow. Iran can fill that battlespace with mines, drones & missiles
3. The US navy is large, heavy, & expensive. It would
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vulnerable in that tight AO to swarming.
Two further points:
1. The strategic and political econ lit on the Middle East has long recognized Hormuz as an obvious choke point. Sure would be nice if the Trump did some planning with experts
2. The Navy is probably too small and
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Two further points:
1. The strategic and political econ lit on the Middle East has long recognized Hormuz as an obvious choke point. Sure would be nice if the Trump did some planning with experts
2. The Navy is probably too small and
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too pricey per ship. We lack a lot of small, low-cost vessels which could do this escort mission at a reasonable risk. Trump should build those instead of his gold-plated battleship
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